[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-140":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1543475,2006,"Chapter 140 - 140 139 Ancient Marriage Customs","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>140: Chapter 139 Ancient Marriage Customs 140: Chapter 139 Ancient Marriage Customs Wang Family’s aunt shook her head and said, “There’s a natural order to these things, we’re waiting for Gu Dabao to settle down first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sigh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?” Gu Youyou asked curiously when she saw the aunt sighing sadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aunt from the Wang Family looked somewhat distressed and lowered her voice to say, “I’ve secretly inquired that your third uncle has found a son of the Bun Shop in town for Erya, just waiting for Dabao’s marriage to be settled before asking the matchmaker to propose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t think your third uncle and third aunt are usually quiet, they have high hopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only one daughter Erya, naturally, they want her to marry well, how could they fancy my Shunzi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shunzi is honest and simple-hearted, and yet he spends all day trying to please them in a sneaky way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the girl, she can’t have the final say in her own marriage matters, so isn’t he just wasting his efforts for nothing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” Gu Youyou smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those days, parental say and matchmakers’ words were the norm; if one sought their own match, that was considered a grave offense, especially for girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was deemed a private agreement, which was invalid; moreover, it could ruin one’s reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parents getting involved in arranging their children’s marriages is not uncommon even in modern times, let alone in the old days when people were more conservative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shun, oh Wang Shun, you’re calling for your future mother-in-law so confidently, yet it’s still uncertain whose mother-in-law you’ll be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’d better pray for good luck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoqing was a fifteen-year-old maiden, the eldest daughter of her third uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, she would begin to discuss marriage prospects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Gu Dabao married and brought home his wife, she was supposed to be married off next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the village customs, a woman about to be married didn’t have to do any chores; she would stay in her room and embroider her dowry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This period wasn’t determined by age but by the date of engagement, naturally excluding those who had been betrothed as children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qiuju, feeling sorry for her only eldest daughter, had been keeping an eye out for a suitable family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also urged Gu’s third uncle to inquire in the neighboring village, hoping to finalize the date sooner so that Gu Xiaoqing could have a break as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the autumn harvest just two months away, work would increase; it was essential to have the marriage arranged before that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through a friend, Gu’s third uncle became acquainted with a family from the Bun Shop in town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That family had four daughters before finally having a son, who was their treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Bun Shop was to be left to this treasured son, so as soon as Gu’s third uncle heard about it, he immediately felt it was a good match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their son was just fifteen this year, the same age as Gu Xiaoqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already planned that once Gu Dabao’s situation had settled, he’d have the matchmaker who was dealing with it also speak for Gu Xiaoqing’s marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, just as the matchmaker Zhang was visiting the Gu Family today, with hopes of having Zhang take a good look at his own daughter, he couldn’t find her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu’s third uncle complained to Meng Qiuju, “Didn’t I tell you not to let her go out today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, matchmaker Zhang is discussing the betrothal to the Lei Family in our front yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where is Erya?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qiuju looked innocent and said, “I told her, indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a while ago, I saw her in the room embroidering handkerchiefs, then I went to the kitchen to boil water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I came out, she was gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know where she went?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How would I know where she’s gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu’s third uncle suddenly thought of something, muttered to himself that it was bad, his entire face looking as though the sky had collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know where she went!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did she go?” Meng Qiuju asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu’s third uncle looked at Meng Qiuju and suddenly asked in a stern voice, “Do you know where that fish we ate the other day came from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My daughter honored me with it!” Meng Qiuju said.\u003C\u002Fp>",727,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.694Z",1,"novelbin.me","fb2efba6189d56638b5644bce59b00d7708deb83c818a50700ddcac6b0b1eb5e","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-141","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-139",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]